There was a large object that flew through the sky in the east. It had a huge orange tail and appeared to fly faster than a plane, but slower than a typical comet. I did some googling and didn’t find any rocket launches around that time. Anybody have ideas?

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Ubik5000 t1_ir9i8uj wrote on October 6, 2022 at 10:21 AM

😭 when is Muriel going to do anything about these shootings

IvyGold t1_ir9eu7e wrote on October 6, 2022 at 9:34 AM

Go here and report what you saw:

https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo/report_intro

I saw one that from my perspective appeared to be on a trajectory to wipe out National Airport. I reported it, waited a few days, and they compiled a list of all of other sightings of it and were able to put together its path.

Instead of hitting National, it was last seen over Hampton Roads.

Mysterious_Ad_1552 t1_ir9knst wrote on October 6, 2022 at 10:52 AM

I did ( Alexandria, va).

jah_broni t1_ir9vwau wrote on October 6, 2022 at 12:44 PM

These types of sightings are often space debris (small sats, ejected parts, etc.) burning up on reentry.

HisXlency t1_ir9y62l wrote on October 6, 2022 at 1:03 PM

I do some Sky watching. I usually catch a few shooting stars a week and dozens of satellites which you can see with the naked eye. Truly is amazing. It used to seem so far but then you realize it’s closer than you think.

BoBigBed t1_ircu5qq wrote on October 7, 2022 at 1:47 AM

Comets ≠ meteors. Comets don’t visibly move in the night sky. Probably a nice meteor if it had a tail, otherwise I would’ve said an iridium flare.